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Castle Garden Bazaar

Várkert Bazár

The building complex was built according to the plans of Miklós Ybl between 1875 and 1883 in the Neo-Renaissance style, as the closing of the Castle Garden from the Danube. It was built for a commercial function, with its arcades full of shops. In 1884, Alajos Strobl was the first sculptor to have his own studio in the arcade of the bazaar. He was followed by about eighty of his fellow artists over the next hundred year.

Address: I, Ybl Miklós tér 2-6
Website: varkertbazar.hu (opens in a new tab)

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